Beech BE-95-100 accident near Grove City, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1985
On October 24, 1985 at about 1:10 am local time, a Beech BE-95-100, registered N3668P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Grove City, Pennsylvania (Grove City airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 24, 1985 · about 1:10 am local time
- Place
- Grove City, Pennsylvania · Grove City · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-95-100
- Registration
- N3668P · no longer on the register · serial 1152919
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER TURNING ON TO FINAL FOR RWY 270 TRANSITION/UPGRADE PILOT OBSERVED HE WAS HIGH. POWER WAS THEN REDUCED AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ON SHORT FINAL A POWER ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LAND 400/500 FEET PASS RWY THRESHOLD. ON CONTACT WITH RWY NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1000 FURTHER DOWN RWY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,552 hours in all; 249 in this make and model; 121 in the last 90 days; 5,356 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,168 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 1, 1985; 38 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,600 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE-331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 49J Hiltonhead SC at 10:30 pm
- Destination: 29D Grove City PA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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